Movies can be inspired by inspirational, horrifying and comical real life events, and no one can combine the elements of distorted humor, fantasy and tragedy in movies better than producer, director and screenwriter Tim Burton. Tim Burton is known for dozens of films such as the acclaimed dark romantic fantasy film, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Beetlejuice (1987), Batman (1989) just to name a few. Growing up, Tim Burton felt different from other kids so art became his escape, drawing characters that reflected his feelings of insecurities and awkwardness. Burton created characters that were misunderstood and socially awkward just like Edward Scissorhands and a reflection of his own youth. Tim Burton even sparked up a fan-made theory in three
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Tim Burton’s unique artistic technique of using camera angles and lighting on each character in each of his films is a way to express their differences. For Edward Scissorhands, the first technique he applied was the style of camera angles. An example of this technique was used at the beginning of Edward Scissorhands when he used a high angle camera to make Edward look scared, weak, and powerless. This kind of technique is used in many movies and is used to help the audience understand what kind of character this is going to be throughout the movie. Another technique similar to camera angle is camera movements with techniques such as pan, tilt, zoom, dolly/tracking, and boom/crane. The boom/crane shot was the most noticeable camera technique used in Edward Scissorhands. It was used frequently to show a shot of the town Edward was in, or when Edward was running back to his house at the end of the movie. Directors use the boom/crane shot mainly show foreshadowing or what the mood and theme will be for the …show more content…
The lighting in a movie can show the audience if the scene will be happy or if it is going to be dark and scary. An example of lighting in Edward Scissorhands was when Edward was first shown crouching and slowly walking towards Kim. He was shown dressed all in black, pale skin, bizarre features and hands as scissors made him look sinister and scary to viewers since the scene lacked lighting. The flashback technique is also used along with lighting effects to influence the audience’s mood. Halfway through Edward Scissorhands, a flashback occurred with Edward’s inventor, showing him the human hands he will be given and then his inventor died right in front of him. This kind of technique is important to let the audience have a better understanding of the characters as well as it defines who they are. Tim Burton’s eccentric imagination and distorted comic style is reflective in his movies as he wants the audience to fully understand the emotions of every character and what drives
Tim Burton’s unique artistic technique of using camera angles and lighting on each character in each of his films is a way to express their differences. For Edward Scissorhands, the first technique he applied was the style of camera angles. An example of this technique was used at the beginning of Edward Scissorhands when he used a high angle camera to make Edward look scared, weak, and powerless. This kind of technique is used in many movies and is used to help the audience understand what kind of character this is going to be throughout the movie. Another technique similar to camera angle is camera movements with techniques such as pan, tilt, zoom, dolly/tracking, and boom/crane. The boom/crane shot was the most noticeable camera technique used in Edward Scissorhands. It was used frequently to show a shot of the town Edward was in, or when Edward was running back to his house at the end of the movie. Directors use the boom/crane shot mainly show foreshadowing or what the mood and theme will be for the …show more content…
The lighting in a movie can show the audience if the scene will be happy or if it is going to be dark and scary. An example of lighting in Edward Scissorhands was when Edward was first shown crouching and slowly walking towards Kim. He was shown dressed all in black, pale skin, bizarre features and hands as scissors made him look sinister and scary to viewers since the scene lacked lighting. The flashback technique is also used along with lighting effects to influence the audience’s mood. Halfway through Edward Scissorhands, a flashback occurred with Edward’s inventor, showing him the human hands he will be given and then his inventor died right in front of him. This kind of technique is important to let the audience have a better understanding of the characters as well as it defines who they are. Tim Burton’s eccentric imagination and distorted comic style is reflective in his movies as he wants the audience to fully understand the emotions of every character and what drives